By Farai D Hove| Nelson Chamisa’s nemesis Douglas Mwonzora has admitted signing in Mr Collet Ndlovu for the Cowdray bi election, resulting in there being 2 candidates from the MDC party.

As a result the party was beaten by zanu-pf last week.

Mwonzora confirmed that he signed nomination papers for Ald Collet Ndlovu saying it was done as an emergency following January protests where public meetings were temporarily banned.

He said the party’s national chairperson, Ms Thabitha Khumalo, brought Ald Ndlovu’s nomination papers to him for signing and dismissed claims that factionalism was at play.

“There is no strategic value in Ward 28. If you look at it only one person will come from that ward as a delegate to Congress and that is the ward chairman. So I fail to see the logic behind that accusation. To me it was simply an emergency, then we rectified that when the election was then postponed. I then ordered a primary to be done which would include all the other candidates. I have always insisted on primary elections. I don’t believe in imposition of candidates,” Mr Mwonzora said.